These days we are in the dark about how various forces will change our neighborhood in the upcoming years. When will Harvard finish its Science Complex? What type of development will replace the KMart and the rest of the Holton St Corridor? When will many of the improvements described in the North Allston Strategic Framework actually be done?

So I was intrigued by this headline and story about how uncertainty affects people's happiness, and I found it ironic that is it written by a Harvard professor, considering that Harvard is the driving force behind so much of the uncertainty and mystery about our future.